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EARLY KOKE COCA-COLA IMITATION ADVERTISING

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1914 -1915 the two calendars are 17" and 15" tall and the small sign is 3 3/4" tall; the small sign is beautifully made, very light celluloid with a crack on the left side through the left of the letter "K" running vertically; the 1915 calendar shows a girl by the water in front of a roadside billboard, has a full pad with a strong central horizontal bend and two pencil marks upper left corner area; the 1914 calendar is beautifully embossed with girl holding delicate glass, and is stamped "From the U.S. District Court in Louisiana" dated "January 22, 1917" marked as" defendant's exhibit #9"; condition is good except for roughness around the edges, a few chips, nicks, closed tears and soiling; all three of these pieces are examples of one company's attempt to capitalize on the good name of Coca-Cola; condition 7 to 8, VG

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